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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the women do when there is a lull in the battle?

2. Which characters become friends?

3. Who are the characters fighting in a duel?

4. Which army burns ships?

5. Who is deceptively led away to Aulis?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the Trojans break down the city walls?

2. In Part 2, Chapter 19, what risk does Cassandra take?

3. How does Helen survive after the war?

4. Why does Hector miss the funeral of his child?

5. Why do Priam and Polyxena go to the Greek camp?

6. Why is the child of Agamemnon sacrificed?

7. Why does Achilles refuse to fight?

8. What does Cassandra wish to confide in her brother?

9. What eventually happens to Helenus?

10. What is the immediate repercussion of Patroclus' death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Hector to Achilles. Both of these characters are brave warriors. How are they similar and how are they different? What resources and people do they have for support? How does their relationship with loved ones affect their fight?

Essay Topic 2

The relationship between Cassandra and Helen evolves over time. Both women are outcasts because of the decisions they have made and both feel compelled to make these decisions. What are the similarities and differences between these two women? Are they sympathetic to each other? Describe their changing relationship.

Essay Topic 3

Write a short essay analyzing the different emotional changes of three characters, looking at similar events and how they impact each of them quite differently.

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